TD Automates Network Upgrades Across 1,200+ Branches

Name: TD Automates Network Upgrades Across 1,200+ Branches
Uploaded: 2026-06-14T13:06:16-04:00
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: TD serves millions of customers across thousands of branches, each relying on their own network devices to provide their services. TD teamed up with Red Hat to automate their infrastructure maintenance with Ansible Automation Platform to keep those dev...

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06/14/2026

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TD Bank automated network upgrades across 1,200+ U.S. branches using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, eliminating overnight maintenance marathons for IT teams.
The automation initiative scaled from 2 branches per night to 20-24 locations, reducing change windows from all-night sessions to 1.5-2 hours per deployment.
TD's small automation team built over 100 playbooks using AI-assisted development, enabling advanced provisioning and rapid campus rollouts across their entire network portfolio.

Summary

TD Bank faced a significant infrastructure challenge: upgrading network devices across over 1,200 U.S. branches while maintaining tight maintenance windows and avoiding IT team burnout. The bank implemented Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform starting in 2022 to automate complex network upgrades that previously required manual intervention during limited overnight windows. The automation initiative transformed their operations from handling 2 branches per night to 20-24 locations, reducing change windows from potentially all-night sessions to 1.5-2 hours. The small automation team leveraged AI-assisted development to build over 100 playbooks covering their entire network portfolio, enabling advanced use cases like template changes and rapid campus deployments. This foundational automation approach allowed TD to maintain invisible, reliable infrastructure while improving both operational efficiency and customer banking experiences across their retail network.

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0:00 - TD's Infrastructure Upgrade Challenge
0:29 - Red Hat Ansible Automation Solution
0:56 - Advanced Provisioning Capabilities
1:19 - Operational Impact and Results

Key Quotes

0:19 "We had to have very tight Windows. And I'm talking maybe nine until 11 o'clock."
0:23 "We were never going to be able to do this scope and we were going to burn people out unless we automated each and every one of those individual actions."
1:31 "We started at two, we went to four, and then we went to eight. And then eventually we were doing 20 to 24 retail locations every night."

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How did TD Bank reduce the time required for network upgrades?

TD implemented Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to automate individual actions during network upgrades, reducing change windows from potentially all-night sessions to 1.5-2 hours. This automation allowed them to scale from 2 branches per night to 20-24 locations while maintaining tight maintenance windows.

What advanced capabilities did TD unlock after establishing their automation foundation?

Beyond basic network upgrades, TD's automation foundation enabled advanced use cases including changing templates within branch configurations, rolling out new campuses at speed, and managing their entire network portfolio through over 100 playbooks built by a small automation team.

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